HIGHLAND MARY'S STATUE IN DUNOON - a photo on Flickriver

            Highland Mary, or Mary Campbell to give her her proper name was born in the Dunoon area in 1763.  Mary earned her living by way of domestic service, she moved to Ayrshire and was employed in the Mauchline household of Gavin Hamilton, Robert Burns's patron and friend.  She did not long stay in Mauchline but long enough to attract the attention of; and be courted by Robert Burns during a period when he was estranged from Jean Armour.  They decided on emigration to Jamaica and in preparation Mary returned to her home to organise her affairs but alas she died of a fever (typhus), in Greenock (where she is buried).  The lovers were never to meet again following their farewell embraces on the banks of the river Ayr.  A statue at Failford in Ayrshire commemorates the spot of that final farewell.   Burns led a life replete with incident but this surely was one of the most , romantic, poignant and tragic of them all.

Mary Campbell 1763 - 1786.
Robert Burns 1759 - 1796.
   

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Taken on: December 24, 2014

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Camera: Kodak EasyShare C613 Zoom, f/2.7, 1/185 sec, 6mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Kodak EasyShare C613 Zoom
Aperture:	f/2.7
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/185)
Focal Length:	6mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	ArcSoft PhotoImpression 6
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